MSC Cruises has held a naming ceremony for MSC Seascape, the largest and most technologically-advanced ship built in Italy. The naming ceremony took place in New York on 7 December. The ship’s arrival in New York marks the end of a 17-day journey from the shipyard where it was built in Italy. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered the 339-meter-long vessel last month.

The company chose New York for MSC Seascape’s naming ceremony to celebrate the brand’s growing commitment to the U.S. market and the upcoming launch of service from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. With a long-term objective to achieve net carbon-neutral operations by 2050, each new ship represents another step toward this goal, alongside other investments to help accelerate the development of next-generation environmental technology.